Chiltern and Cherwell Valley Lines

Pictures from the last days of steam to the present on the lines from Marylebone & Paddington through the Chiltern Hills and Cherwell Valley to Birmingham Snow Hill, plus associated branch lines. Photos are in chronological order, apart from the first few, oldest first! New (or old!) pictures are constantly being added!

Driver training runs are continuing over the new chord at Bicester and south to Oxford Parkway as 5T03 rounds the curve from Bicester South Junction towards Gavray Junction at 09:20 on Tuesday 6th October 2015. This is the 08:40 from Aylesbury via reversal at Princes Risborough to Oxford Parkway, where the train split into its three portions to maximise the number of drivers training at any one time. Leading is 168 325, the second of the former 170/3 units moving to Chiltern and only recently into service, then 165 002 and trailing is 168 218. Digital Image No. IGMP11273.